Kristian Mercado Figueroa

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Kristian Mercado Figueroa (Director, Writer) is a Puerto Rican filmmaker living in Spanish Harlem whose music-driven short film Pa'lante won the SXSW Jury Award 2019. Mercado has directed films for Hasan Minhaj, Billie Eilish, Awkwafina, Bad Bunny, Bob Marley, MF Doom, My Chemical Romance and Adult Swim, among others. He's also directed comedy specials for Hannibal Buress, SL's Sam Jay, and…

Filmography (16)

They Killed Pedro (2026)
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Fortune Feimster: Crushing It (2024)
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Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All (2024)
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If You Were the Last (2024)
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MELA (2023)
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Taylor Tomlinson: Look at You (2022)
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Michael Che: Shame the Devil (2021)
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Aida Rodriguez: Fighting Words (2021)
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Phoebe Robinson: Sorry, Harriet Tubman (2021)
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Ilana Glazer Presents Comedy on Earth: NYC 2020-2021 (2021)
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Nuevo Rico (2021)
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London Hughes: To Catch A D*ck (2020)
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Sam Jay: 3 in the Morning (2020)
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Hannibal Buress: Miami Nights (2020)
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Colors (2020)
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Pa'lante
Pa'lante (2018)
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